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Kid Watch and the Community



Kid Watch has over 800 volunteer members that live in the USC community. Being part of Kid Watch builds the sense of community among neighbors who might not otherwise get to know each other. These volunteers provide the eyes and ears on the street that help neighborhood children feel safe as they travel to and from one of the USC Family of Schools.



The annual Kid Watch picnic is a key part of community-building. Here the Ballet Folklorico of Estrella Park performs traditional… Continue

Added by Kid Watch on July 28, 2010 at 3:53pm — No Comments

Cold fruits and veggies may soon be available at your corner market: City loans businesses money to buy refrigerators

The City's redevelopment Agency is planning to offer loans to convenience stores to buy refrigerators so they can sell more fruits and vegetables, reports Howard Fine in labusinessjournal.com



Seems reasonable - spur small business / get healthier residents. Business (and home) owners and credit card users know that credit is tight. Not everyone agrees. But almost everyone.… Continue

Added by University Park Family on July 28, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Relive the Central Avenue Jazz Festival! In memory of Aunty Bunny, RIP.

The 15th annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival filled South Los Angeles with song this weekend with legendary Roy Gaines and Grammy nominated Bobby Rodriguez.



And even in spectacle, music is so personal as photohami reports on YouTube.



He/she went to Central Ave. yesterday to see Ernie Andrews.



"I first met him in the living room of Aunt Bunny. I also met Gerry Wiggins and Papa John Creach there. Aunt Bunny was my connection to the LA jazz… Continue

Added by University Park Family on July 27, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Cool kid at California Science Center on ABC



Sammy Williams is a Cool Kid who "enlightens kids as a volunteer at the California Science Center," Danny Romero writes at ABC7.



"She's very motivated. She has many goals and she's very determined to make her goals come true, her dreams come true," said exhibit coordinator Juanita Juarez.… Continue

Added by University Park Family on July 26, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Books wanted: Hyde Park Matthews Library is having a book sale

Friends of the Hyde Park Miriam Matthews Branch Library - Florence and … Continue

Added by University Park Family on July 23, 2010 at 1:35pm — No Comments

Central Avenue Jazz Festval this Weekend, featuring Roy Gaines

Come hear the music where it all started - on Central Avenue in South Los Angeles.

Saturday & Sunday, July 24 & 25
Noon to 6 p.m.


On Central Avenue and…
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Added by University Park Family on July 22, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

24ST actors are rehearsing in Ecuador for our upcoming play, "La Razon Blinada"!

Please stay tuned for more information at 24thStreet.org!

Added by 24th Street Theatre on July 21, 2010 at 1:56pm — No Comments

Kid Watch Committed to Safety and Community





The Kid Watch Picnic held on June 5, 2010 at Founders Park was successful because of the strong commitment from its safety partners. USC DPS takes the lead by arriving early and making sure tables, chairs, balloons and banners are set up.



Kid Watch is a partnership between USC Department of Safety, Los Angeles School

Police, Los Angeles Police Department-Southwest Division, Government Relations

and Civic Engagement and over 800 community…

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Added by Kid Watch on July 21, 2010 at 1:33pm — No Comments

Town Hall meeting on state budget at Science Center in Expo Park

Assemblyman Mike Davis organized a town hall on the 2010 California Budget on Saturday, July 24, from 9 am to 1 pm at the California Science Center, Annenberg Center Muses Room.



As the state is facing historic shortfalls feuding over ideologies has caused a budget stalemate to the point that the Gov. Schwarzenegger is again trying to pay state workers minimum wage until the budget is passed. It appears that he hopes that having state workers suffer will force the two sides to… Continue

Added by University Park Family on July 19, 2010 at 10:55am — No Comments

Living Advantage Inc

LIVING ADVANTAGE, INC.…
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Added by Living Advantage, Inc. on July 15, 2010 at 4:08pm — No Comments

Kid Watch Picnic Honors Volunteers

On Saturday, June 5, 2010 Kid Watch celebrated its Fourteenth Annual Picnic hosted at USC Founders Park.





The purpose of the annual picnic is to thank our 900+ volunteer members of our Kid Watch program and their families. The picnic provides members an opportunity to… Continue

Added by Kid Watch on July 14, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Adventures Ahead







As I write this, 39 children have enrolled in the Adventures Ahead Summer Science Camp. Six college interns have assumed their roles as teachers, coaches, counselors, mentors, confidantes, and resident Earth Science experts.



These students will spend the next six weeks living in our…

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Added by Richard Parks on July 14, 2010 at 11:03am — 1 Comment

Get to know Leimert Park with CAFAM and Folk Art Everywhere

Getting to Know LA: Leimert Park

Saturday | July 10

11:00 am - approx. 2:00 pm

FREE (transportation and lunch not…
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Added by University Park Family on July 8, 2010 at 10:42am — No Comments

Get Henna'd at Mercado La Paloma on Friday with CAFAM





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Added by University Park Family on July 8, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Free events red carpets leads to independence

ANOTHER FREE EVENT FOR OUR SUPPORTERS!…

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Added by Living Advantage, Inc. on July 1, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Jazz in Leimert and then Fireworks in Expo Park on the Fourth of July

Celebrate our country's birthday right!



I've seen fireworks from the Colorado St. bridge in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl show, from the deck of a home in the Palos Verdes hills to see Carson's Home Depot

and San Pedro's Queen Mary, from Ballona Creek for Culver City and

from the new Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook for a 360 degree view (and it was fantastic).



Still nothing beats laying back on a blanket in Christmas Tree Lane

Outside the Coliseum and seeing that… Continue

Added by University Park Family on July 1, 2010 at 12:52am — No Comments

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